► 名詞
便 [(1)びん] meaning: deliver rank: 2
☆ 荷物は特急便で送った ⇨ I sent the package using express delivery
便 [(1)びん] meaning: transport rank: 2
☆ 日本から米国に荷物を船便で送ると一ヶ月くらい掛かる (ふなびん) ⇨ It takes about a month when you send packages from Japan to the US by ship (☛ Note 船便 is pronounced “ふなびん”, not “ふねびん”)
☆ 朝の便と昼の便、どっちが良い？ ⇨ Which do you like, a morning flight or an afternoon flight? (☛ Usually flights or ships)
☆ 東京行きは一日三便有る ⇨ There are three Tokyo-bound flights per day (☛ Usually flights or ships)
便 [(1)べん] meaning: convenient rank: 2
☆ この辺は交通の便が良い ⇨ This area has an easy access to transportations
便 [(1)べん] meaning: feces rank: 2
☆ 彼女は便が出なくて困っている ⇨ She is struggling because she hasn’t been able to evacuate stools, has been constipated (☛ A neutral word. It can mean both urine and feces, but mostly feces)
More examples:
- 和式の便所 ⇨ A traditional Japanese style toilet
- 日本の風呂場は普通便所を含まない ⇨ Japanese bathrooms usually do not include toilets
- 彼は私が情報を得られるよう便宜を図ってくれた ⇨ He did me a favor and facilitate my access to the information
- 注文の品を宅急便で客先に届けた ⇨ We delivered the ordered item to the customer by courier
- 便秘なので下剤を飲んだ ⇨ I took laxative because I was constipated
- 便意を催した ⇨ I got the urge to go to bathroom
- ある程度の不便は仕方無い ⇨ Some level of inconvenience is inevitable
- 証明書は郵便で送りました ⇨ We sent the certificate by mail
- 便秘は冗談ではなくて深刻な問題だ ⇨ Constipation is not a joke, but rather a serious problem
- 家のすぐ近くにスーパーが有るので便利だ ⇨ It is convenient that there is a supermarket very close to my house
- 小便がしたい ⇨ I need to pee
- 彼女は頻繁に便秘する ⇨ She is frequently constipated
- 長いこと彼から何の便りもない ⇨ There hasn’t been any letter from him for a long time
- これは郵便では送れない ⇨ You cannot send this by mail
- 郵便局員は一日一度集荷する ⇨ Postal workers come collect parcels once a day